Note:
1. You can just scroll down and look at all the offers, or
you can click on a title (or the heading) in the following table, which will take you directly to
the respective worksheets...
2. KLAUSUR = German test paper, GK = Grundkurs/Elementary
Course, LK = Leistungskurs/Advanced Course

A turning point: II,1: "She went out and she bought you a house"
diagram representing Ruth and Walter's reactions - with solution

Black English: deviations from Standard English
a table supposed to be filled in by the students (on the basis of II,2)

GK KLAUSUR (test): an extract from the play with 4 assignments, plus solutions

GK KLAUSUR (test): 3 assignments and a short quote from the play

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about the
plot of this
play by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

Watching the 1961 feature film starring Sidney Poitier:
info about cast & characters and assignments concerning the film as
opposed to the play

Opinion poll: having analysed the play, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

14 (fourteen) different covers of Raisin in the Sun (books,
films, posters) -
these direct links provide interesting material for a discussion, a talk,
a Facharbeit, etc

Creative writing: YO, MR. LINDNER
A hip hop song I wrote which was inspired by a discussion in class about the
modern film version starring the rapper P. Diddy. Here's the first verse:
Yo, Mr Lindner
you the Welcomin' Committee?
well, I'm telling ya get out
cos my name is P. Diddy.

PS: I strongly recommend buying the classic film version of
the play starring Sidney Poitier and/or the modern version starring P. Diddy (both available on DVD)

RAISIN BUNDLE: 3,90 Euros (less than 21 Cents each)

A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)

useful expressions for analysing this play - with solutions

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about the
plot of this
play by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

Opinion poll: having analysed the play, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

STREETCAR BUNDLE: 1 Euro (just 33 Cents each)

Uhry, Driving Miss Daisy
(Niedersachsen Klasse 12 Pflichtlektüre)

worksheet: plot diagram (with solution)

useful expressions for analysing this play - with solutions

Klausur LK - test (advanced course)

Klausur GK - test (elementary course)

The "blackmail" scene in the film version (worksheet +
SOLUTION)
(Daisy walks, neighbours watch, Hoke drives along, thus
forcing her to get into the car)

Opinion poll: having analysed the play, students are asked (on the
basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about the
film version of this
play by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about this
play by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

Opinion poll: having analysed the play, students are asked (on the
basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

INSPECTOR BUNDLE: 3 Euros (just 33 Cents each)

Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing

Elizabethan English: A useful worksheet referring to several typical
examples taken from act I/scene 1, referring to the choice of words
(e.g. hath vs has, I pray you) and "violations" of grammar
(Don Pedro is approached vs has approached, pick out mine eyes) - with
solutions

A useful table referring to Kenneth Branagh's film
version
The film version is much shorter, plus it differs from the play proper,
e.g. regarding the chronology of scenes.
This table is an attempt at showing the main differences of the second
part of the film. It can for example be helpful if you introduce group
work after III/2

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about this
play by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

Opinion poll: having analysed the play, students are asked (on the
basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

Detour: vocab quiz: What English and German words rhyme with much
? (e.g. touch and Quatsch!) -
table with solutions

MUCH ADO BUNDLE: 1,50 Euros (just 30 Cents each)

NOTE: In Sept 2011
we watched a fascinating production of this play at the Globe
Theatre in London. A DVD of this LIVE performance has now been released. It
is available at the GLOBE .It is so good that I believe it is preferable to
Kenneth Branagh's version, both because of the cast and the authentic Globe
setting.

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Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew

(also using the utterly amazing production of the San Francisco
American Conservatory Theatre - available on video/DVD -
see note below)

Shakespeare on the Internet (worksheet für gezielte Internet-Suche)

Who is Who in The Taming of the Shrew? - a very useful
diagram

Towards the end of act I: fill in the blanks - a kind of summary
concerning the main characters and the Elizabethan background (with
solutions)

II/1 Petruchio meets Kate: enhancing the comic effects of the
play (refers to the American Conservatory Theatre video)

Just for fun/interpreting exercise: a German news clipping
describing a real situation similar to Gremio's "bad breath scene" (on
the video)

IV/5 Writing a summary of a scene - with solution

IV/5 The Sun and the Moon scene: asking students to create (missing)
stage directions (refers to the video/DVD)

Elizabethan English - typical examples from the play

Klausur/test: the Sun and the Moon scene (1 assignment refers to the
video)

Klausur/test: II/1 She broke the lute to me

creative writing: iambic pentameter - heroic couplet

"I know you have a stomach": an exercise concerning the word field "eating"

Kate's final speech: a critic's view & assignment

creative writing I: rewriting the ending of the play in the form of a
news story

creative writing II: originally the term shrew refers to a
mouse-like animal (no kidding!)
-> info plus assignment for writing a (humorous) short story about such
a shrew

A PERSONAL NOTE:
I - being just an English teacher here in Germany - am in no way affiliated with the American
Conservatory Theatre; therefore I can honestly say this:
If you intend to do SHREW in class, do buy that video or the
DVD - you cannot possibly make a mistake. I am sure Shakespeare himself
would have loved it. Simply thinking of certain scenes
while typing this makes me chuckle again...

SPECIAL OFFER: MUCH ADO ABOUT SHAKESPEARE: INTERACTIVE
EDUCATIONAL CD-ROM

(Preis auf
Anfrage)

Willy Russell, Educating Rita

Klausur LK - test (advanced course)

Klausur GK - test (elementary course)

useful expressions for analysing this play - with solutions

II/1: tasks for group work

II/3: The letter to the rector

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about this
play by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

Opinion poll: having analysed the play, students are asked (on the
basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

PS: I do recommend buying the film version of
the play starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters (available on DVD)

three highly unusual/interesting assignments for the student ("Comment
on...") which could easily be used in a test/Klausur

Detour: rhyming quiz: what rhymes with true ? - table with
solutions

Opinion poll: having analysed the play, students are asked (on the
basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about this
play by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

Alan Ayckbourn, Countdown

David Campton, Table Talk

POINTS OF VIEW: a very useful diagram distinguishing between the most
important povs used in novels

Analysing the blurb/back cover of a novel

Opinion poll: having analysed a certain novel, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

POINT OF VIEW II: Ich war Jimis Lieblingsplektrum
A playful (possibly silly) attempt at getting students acquainted with
the first-person point of view
This is in fact an extract from my book Nicht zu fassen: 36
Rezensionen von Büchern die nie geschrieben wurden. It
is the review of a fictitious autobiography allegedly written by Jimi
Hendrix' favourite flatpick.
It could also be used to make students realize that getting creative
might actually be fun ...

BUY ME! Analysing techniques of persuasion employed on the back
cover and in the blurb - with solutions

the basic plot - a useful diagram

funny fake summary of the plot - supposed to be corrected by the
students (with solutions)

point of view - a very useful diagram showing which of those povs
that can basically be used in narrative texts is employed in this novel

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a summary of this novel by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

Opinion poll: having analysed the novel and/or the film, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

Partner work for
the film version:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film

point of view - a very useful diagram showing which of those povs
that can basically be used in narrative texts is employed in this novel

Opinion poll: having analysed the novel, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text concerning
major themes of this novel by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

Detour: rhyming quiz: what rhymes with Finn ? - table with
solutions

HUCK BUNDLE: 2,30 Euros

Note: The complete text of this
famous novel can now be downloaded at project
gutenberg !

A Time to Kill
(John Grisham)based on the Longman Penguin Reader Level 5 (upper
intermediate), 89 pages - ISBN: 0582364108
NOTE: There is a new edition whose ISBN is 978-1-4058-8255-2 . It comprises
more pages, but the pages with the text itself are IDENTICAL.

2 assignments & answers: a terrible pun and a surprising statement from the
deputy

Before the ordeal/test: Revision worksheet

alternative class test

Opinion poll: having analysed the novel, students are asked (on the
basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a summary of this novel by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

TIME-KILL BUNDLE: 3,90 Euros (just 26 Cents each)

NOTE: I do recommend
watching the film version
after analysing the novel (starring Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey,
Samuel Jackson & Kevin Spacey)

Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)

point of view - a very useful diagram showing which of those povs
that can basically be used in narrative texts is employed in this novel

exposition (first line of the novel): "A squat grey building
..." -
a somewhat unusual approach concerning this line and the fact that
setting creates a certain atmosphere, also featuring a shoe box (!)
and the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco

chapter 1: contents questions

group work: detailed instructions concerning chapters 4-13

Opinion poll: having analysed the novel, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

Detour: rhyming quiz: what rhymes with new ? - table with
solutions
(there are actually more than 30 monosyllabic rhyme words!)

BRAVE NEW BUNDLE: 2 Euros (just 33 Cents each)

Cal (Bernard MacLaverty)

UNIQUE WORKSHEET: MacLaverty's "alternative" happy ending -
In 1991 at a Fachtagung,
after a discussion between teachers of the rather sad ending of the
novel, the author himself, who was present, spontaneously wrote down a cliche
ending to ironically satisfy our longing for a positive outcome of the
novel
(scan of what MacLaverty wrote - could easily be used in a discussion)
(1 Euro)

point of view - a very useful diagram showing which of those povs
that can basically be used in narrative texts is employed in this novel

Opinion poll: having analysed the novel, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about
Phoebe, Stradlater, and Ackley, by a translation
programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

creative writing: students are asked to create a news story based on
the "fuck you" incident at Phoebe's school - with instructions

creative drawing/painting/photographing #1: 3 pieces of art
(well, sort of) I created, referring to D.B., Ossenburger, and the ducks
can be used as a basis for a discussion and/or to induce students to
create something themselves

creative drawing/painting/photographing #2: 2 pieces of art
(well, kind of) I created, referring to the kings in the back row and
the cab driver
can be used as a basis for a discussion and/or to induce students to
create something themselves

Detour: How many words rhyme with RYE ? - table with
solutions (there are at least 28!)

Opinion poll: having analysed the novel, students are asked (on the
basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

Opinion poll: having analysed the novel, students are asked (on the
basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about this
novel by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

point of view - a very useful diagram showing which of those povs
that can basically be used in narrative texts is employed in this novel

Fahrenheit 451
(Zentralabitur NRW)

Typical aspects of this dystopia/future society: a list with
solutions & page references (in part I of the novel)

The sieve and the sand: symbolism in part II -
diagram with solutions

Points of view - a diagram with special reference to this novel

extract from an interview with Bradbury about Fahrenheit451 and the McCarthy
era - with assignments

Ray Bradbury talks about his novel (interview on the DVD):
questions
concerning interesting bits and pieces related by the author , plus solutions (listening comprehension)
NOTE: I do not exactly recommend Truffaut's film version,
but I do recommend the interview!

Watching Truffaut's film version after reading the novel: infos and
assignments

12 assignments concerning interesting aspects of the film version -
useful e.g. for homework, etc

KLAUSUR I Grundkurs (test - elementary course)

KLAUSUR II Grundkurs (test - elementary course)

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about this
novel by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

Opinion poll: having analysed the novel, students are asked (on the
basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

NOTE: I recommend showing extracts from the documentary DVD 9/11
by the French brothers Naudet who happened to be making a film about NYC
firefighters when the towers were struck.
I also strongly recommend the 9/11 documentary FALLING MAN
on youtube.

BUY ME! Analysing techniques of persuasion used on the back cover
and in the blurb of the Scribner edition
Can also be contrasted with the CVK or other editions

The main characters in the novel - a useful diagram

point of view - a useful diagram showing which of those povs
that can basically be used in narrative texts is employed in this novel

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about this
novel by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (sometimes funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text
You can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms; or you can ask students to rewrite that awful
translation)

Opinion poll: having analysed the novel, students are asked (on the
basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

Detour: "Falling Man" - a poem I wrote based on phrases used in the
9/11 Falling Man documentary - with assignments

A map of the 5 boroughs of New York. Students are supposed to find
out the names - and they should be able to find out why the
pronunciation of Staten Island is very tricky
with solutions

Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)

point of view - a very useful diagram showing which of those povs
that can basically be used in narrative texts is employed in this novel

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about the
plot of the
film
Forrest Gump by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

Opinion poll: having analysed the novel (or the film), students are asked (on the
basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

Opinion poll: having analysed the novel, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about
Charles Webb and his attitutude towards the film version by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

Opinion poll: having analysed the short story, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a summary of this short
story by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

point of view - a very useful diagram showing which of those povs
that can basically be used in narrative texts is employed in this short
story

LAMB BUNDLE: 2,45 Euros (just 35 Cents each)

PS:
The film version is now available on DVD at amazon.uk - It is called ROALD
DAHL'S TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED (2 discs), including Man from the South, Mrs.
Bixby, William and Mary, The Landlady, A Dip in the Pool, and others

Shirley Jackson: The Lottery

point of view - a very useful diagram showing which of those povs
that can basically be used in narrative texts is employed in this short
story

KLAUSUR (test)

Opinion poll: having analysed the short story, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

LOTTERY BUNDLE: 1,40 Euro (just 35 Cents each)

SAKI (HECTOR HUGH MUNRO): THE OPEN WINDOW

A three-peak plot: useful diagram

second reading: discovering new/humorous/double meanings when reading
the short story a second time

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a summary of this
famous short story by a translation programme.
Very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn. - You can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms

Opinion poll: having analysed the short story, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

point of view - a very useful diagram showing which of those povs that
can basically be used in narrative texts is employed in this short story

SAKI BUNDLE: 1,75 Euros (just 35 Cents each)

James Thurber: Fables

The Very Proper Gander:How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of this fable by a translation programme.
Very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn. - You can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms
Of course, you can also ask your students to come up with a decidedly
better translation ...

The Bears and the Monkeys: Klausur (test)

The Bears and the Monkeys: develoment from natural freedom to
unnatural oppression etc - a useful diagram

The Rabbits: an interesting assignment concerning the ending
of the fable -
with notes

The Rabbits: another interesting assignment concerning the
wolves' earthquake "theory" -
with diagram

The Rabbits: How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of this fable by a translation programme.
Very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn. - You can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms

An unusual & interesting assignment concerning the question whether
Thurber fables are suitable for small children (refers to any Thurber
fable)

Opinion poll: having analysed (one of) the fables, students are asked (on the
basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

The Bears and the Moles: my own feeble attempt at writing a fable in
the style of Thurber, also paying homage to the great humorist
Here is the beginning: One night two bears arrived at the
Pear Tree Pub, which is a cute little pub in a tiny village in Cornwall.
All day they had been stealing honey and buns from nearby cottages, and
so they decided to have a few beers. Two moles named McCarthy and
MacCormac saw the honey jars and the buns on the cart which the bears
had parked behind the pub. Being very interested in these items but
unable to steal them because the bears had secured them with chains, the
moles decided on a different approach. ...

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a summary of the film
version of this short story by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

"True!" - Clues in the text showing that TTH seems to be a
spoken text, i.e. the reader becomes a partner in a "dialogue"

structure of the short story - a diagram

How does the narrator unwillingly/unconsciously reveal his madness?
Clues in the text

Surprise ending?? Clues foreshadowing the ending

Opinion poll: having analysed the short story, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a summary of this short
story by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

point of view - a very useful diagram showing which of those povs
that can basically be used in narrative texts is employed in this short
story

A very short summary of this short story - with blanks supposed to be
filled in by the students (with solutions)

point of view - a very useful diagram showing which of those povs that
can basically be used in narrative texts is employed in this short story

MY SON THE FANATIC vs EAST IS EAST (EAST
IS EAST worksheets): comparing the short story with the film in regard
to the clash of cultures
MY SON THE FANATIC: father: adapted to Western culture - son: strict
Muslim
EAST IS EAST: father: strict Muslim - sons/daughter: adapted to Western
culture
a diagram (with solutions)NOTE: If you don't have the time to watch the whole film
you can just focus on 2 or 3 scenes, e.g. the arranged wedding, the
circumcision scene, the violent clash between George and Tariq, etc

Opinion poll: having analysed the short story, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" concerning biographical
information about Kureishi by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)

Detour #1: Which words rhyme with son ?! (There are at
least 16!) - table with solutions

Detour #2: Which words rhyme with fan ?! (There are
about 14 - but some don't, e.g. swan!) - table with solutions

Detour #3: Cat
Stevens, a.k.a. Yusuf Islam, is a famous singer-songwriter
plus a prominent convert to Islam, which provides an interesting real
background to the short story.
This worksheet is supposed to be handed to a student who wants to give
a talk about the man. It provides instructions what to focus on, e.g.
Cat Stevens' comments on the controversy regarding Salman Rushdie's Satanic
Verses.

Bill Brown: The Star Ducks

Opinion poll: having analysed the short story, students are asked (on
the basis of a rating system) to tick off their opinion

Bernd Wahlbrinck: Failure

This is no worksheet, but a science fiction short short story written by myself. In my
humble opinion, it is worth 40 cents ;-)
It has only got 106 words - what can you do with it?
a. you can read it just for fun
b. you can analyse it as an example of a punch line / surprise
ending
c. you can analyse it as an example of the importance of point of
viewd. you can use it in a test or a Klausur because it is a complete
short story and because there is a lot in it, in spite of its
shortness
Here is the beginning:The
spaceship had orbited the planet for two days. Dozing lazily in his
seat, the captain was suddenly awakened by the exo-biologist.
"Well, what have you found out?", he said with a look of
expectancy.
The exo-biologist hesitated slightly. ...

Creative writing: An
incredibly inadequate translation of this short short story into German
by a translation programme is supposed to induce students to chuckle and
write a better one. Here is the amazing first sentence:
Das Raumschiff hatte den Planeten für zwei Tage in Umlauf gebracht.

You select worksheets referring to one or more
themes which you would like to order.

You send me an
emailin
which you name them (e.g. Catcher
1,2, / Daisy 3,4,5 / Beckham Bundle)

I send you an email on the same day, telling you the total sum to be transferred (which you
can, of course, figure out for yourself beforehand), and my bank
account.

You transfer the money - if you wish by using
(with PAYPAL the money is transferred within MINUTES, thus you
will get the worksheets on the same day, too!)
(Alternatively, you
can also send German stamps.)

As soon as the money arrives here, you will
IMMEDIATELY receive the worksheets as a word doc attachment of an
email.